Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
We often seeheroesteaming up to go up against evil forces, but what we don’t see every day is villains teaming up to fight the heroes. TheDC universeis vast, the Suicide Squad is the most known supervillain team-up that every DC fan remembers, but there are a few more team-ups that not many fans know about. Here we have listed 10 forgotten supervillain team-ups in the DC comics.
10) Weather Witch And Mirror Man (The New Rogues)
Many fans know about the group of villains known as The Rogues. They were formed to fight Flash. However, not many fans know about the creation of a new band of supervillains by Penguin known as The New Rogues (which comprised of villains like Mirror Man, Chill, Mr. Magic, Burn, and Weather Witch) introduced in 2008’s limited seriesGotham Underground #3.
The original Rogues were convinced to join the Society. The New Rogues committed the lethal error of executing Paul Gambi, while also kidnapping Captain Cold’s father. Despite having the same weapons, every member of the New Rogues were crushed and executed by the original Rogues inFinal Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #2.
9) Deadshot And A Parademon (Secret Six Villains United)
Secret Six has appeared multiple times in the DC comics (with three different versions of the same, as well as a fourth version in an alternate universe). Frank Springer and E. Nelson Bridwell created the original group during the Silver Age making an appearance inSecret Six #1.
The original group consisted of adventurers who were blackmailed into a coalition by the enigmatic Mockingbird. In 2005’sVillains United, Gail Simone revamped the group with super-villains. It consisted of members like Cheshire, Catman, Fiddler (killed by Deadshot), Scandal Savage, and Ragdoll, the mysterious Mockingbird is revealed to be Lex Luthor, who is the leader of this group. Even Deadshot and Parademon teamed up and were an important part of the group.
8) Fox, Shark, And Vulture (The Terrible Trio)
The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture formed a group called The Terrible Trio. They committed daring heists in land, sea, and air with each of the three specializing in a particular form of battleground. They first appeared inDetective Comics #253 – The Fox, the Shark and the Vulture. They even managed to capture Batman and Robin, but Batwoman came to rescue them. They were featured in only 38 issues in the DC Comics.
7) Hush And Riddler
We all know Batman got many enemies who wish to defeat him. The comicBatman: Hushputs a spotlight on some of these characters who try to wreak Batman’s life, as well as that of Bruce Wayne’s. It was later revealed that these series of unfortunate events in Batman’s life were caused by Hush and the Riddler. Fans had to appreciate them for making Batman go through one of his most challenging ordeals. They only teamed up once.
6) Regulus And Grey Lora (Basilisk)
Kaizen Gamorra founded Basilisk, a new yet dangerous group of supervillains, which is currently led by Regulus (Dean Higgins). The group includes members like lack Spider, Condor, as well as the high-ranking Grey Lora. They first appeared inSuicide Squad Vol 4 #8as a threat to aliens and metahumans, or any other group that supports them. They have appeared in almost 34 issues of the DC comics, going against the Suicide Squad, Team 7, Red Robin, Flash, and The Birds of Prey. As of recent, they are planning to execute their plan known as “Project Kaizen.”
5) Reverse Flash And Tornado Twins
The Tornado Twins made their first appearance inAdventure Comics Vol 1 #373. Originally, Barry’s children Dawn and Don Allen are superheroes, as per the events ofThe Flash #757and#758, the truth behind the twins becoming supervillains in an alternate timeline is revealed.
Barry got lost in the Speed Force when he went to take part in the firstCrisis on Infinite Earths. Allen twins grew up without their father, thinking that he abandoned them. Reverse-Flash took advantage of it and filled this void, creating both of them villains and used them as another means to ruin the Scarlet Speedster’s life.
4) Sinestro And Anti-Monitor (Heralds Of The Anti-Monitor)
Anti-Monitor was amongst the many beings who were reborn after the reformation of the Multiverse post-Crisis. Anti-Monitor influenced Sinestro to force the Weaponers of Qward into forging the Qwardian Power Rings, which led to the formation of Sinestro Corps and the events of theSinestro Corps War. This group, named Heralds of the Anti-Monitor, made its first appearance inSinestro Corps Special #1and included members like Cyborg-Superman, Superboy-Prime, and Kyle Rayner hosting Parallax.
3) Enchanted Empress And Tharok (Fatal Five)
Fans got to see many depictions of the Fatal Five over the years, but the original and most memorable has to be the team led by Tharok that first featured inAdventure Comics #352. The team consisted of members Mano, Validus, the Persuader, and the Emerald Empress. Originally, they were created by the Legion of Super-Heroes to help them in defeating the Sun-Eater, but they turned against the heroes as soon as they completed the mission. The Fatal Five is a lesser-known group of extremely powerful villains.
2) Cheetah And Zoom
Eobard Thawne, also known as Zoom, is another most notable, speedster that has also troubled Flash’s life on multiple events. He considers himself to be the variable that forces the Flash to be a better hero. He tried to apply this same logic on Wonder Woman as well during the crossover story known as “Truth or Dare.” It was published in two parts –Wonder Woman Vol 2 #214andThe Flash Vol 2 #219. Zoom teamed up with Cheetah to take on the Flash (Wally West), and Wonder Woman.
1) The Batman Who Laughs And The Devastator (The Dark Knights)
Some fans might agree that the presence of an evilBatmanhas been an overused trope in DC comics, but one exception is Dark Knights, which consisted of evil Batmans belonging to different universes, such as The Batman Who Laughs, The Devastator, The Red Death, and The Drowned, amongst many more. Each member displays scenarios where Batman could easily have turned into a villain if he had not overcome his tragedies. The group also includes corrupted versions of other DC superheroes and supervillains. The Dark Knights made their first appearance inDark Days: The Casting #1.
Tell us about your favorite supervillain team-up in the comment section below!
Source:ScreenRant
Farhan Asif
Articles Published :1696
Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
More from Farhan Asif
“Machines are going to tell us what we are”: 6 Years Ago, A PlayStation Exclusive Asked Us a Haunting Question About A.I. We Still Don’t Know the Answer To
Flying Hulks? Helldivers 2 Players Are Shaken by This New Automaton Upgrade
Forza Horizon 5 Cars & Coffee Week 2 ‘Autumn’ Guide – Best Tips To Unlock All Rewards
Recommended
Alien: Earth — “Metamorphosis” — Episode 3 Spoiler Recap and Review
Delta Force Console Release: Crossplay and Cross-Progression, Explained
Austin Butler’s Diet and Workout Routine For His Ripped Physique
When Is Palm Royale Season 2 Releasing on Apple TV+?
Top 5 Details In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Reveal Trailer That You Might Have Missed
Are Blood Ravens Returning in Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4?
Anti-MonitorBatmanBatman: The Dark KnightCheetahDCDC ComicsDeadshotEnchanted EmpressFlashfoxGrey LoraHushMirror ManRegulusReverse FlashRiddlerSharkSinestroTharokTornado TwinsVultureWeather WitchZoom
